Luminaire Surface Depreciation Loss Factor Determination

Example 2. LLF Determination

Luminaire surface depreciation results from
Detailed description of the determination of the light loss factors can be
adverse changes in metal, paint and plastic found in the IESNA Lighting Handbook. The product of the recoverable
components that result in permanently reduced factors and the non-recoverable factors will give us the total light loss
factor.
light output
Luminaire surface depreciation factor adjusts
Recoverable Factors
light output to original reflectance
Lamp Lumen Depreciation (LDD) 0.90
Lamp Burnout Factor (LBO) 1.00
Luminaire Dirt Depreciation Factor (LDD) 0.94
Room Surface Dirt Depreciation Factor (RSDD) 0.96

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Loss Factor Determination Calculated Illuminance

Nonrecoverable Factors At this point it is possible to calculate the illuminance on the workplane:
Ballast Factor 0.93 Φ(TOTAL) x CU x LLF
Other Non Recoverable Factors 1.00 Ewp
Awp
LLFTOTAL = Recoverable Factors x Nonrecoverable Factors
Ewp = average maintained illuminance on the work plane
LLFTOTAL = 0.90 x 1.00 x 0.94 x 0.96 x 0.93 x 1.00
Φ(TOTAL) = total system lamp lumen output
LLFTOTAL = 0.75
CU = coefficient of utilization
Total Light Loss Factor (LLF) is 0.75, which means that 25% (100%-75%)
LLF = light loss factor
of the luminous flux that might otherwise reach the workplane is lost due
to ballast factor, dirty luminaires, room surfaces, and aged lamps. Awp = area of the work plane

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Calculated Illuminance Calculated Illuminance

Substituting all the computed values in Example 1and using the An average maintained illuminance of 468 lumens per
equation for average illuminance on the workplane, we have:
square meter will strike the area covered by the
EWP = 17,400 lm x 0.50 x 0.75 workplane in a completely empty space
3.05m x 4.57m Some points on the workplane will have an illuminance
= 468 lm/m2 or 486 lux (Maintained) higher than 468 while others will have an illuminance
The average initial illuminance on the workplane can be determined by lower than this value
substituting only the non-recoverable light loss factors for the total light During first time that this system will be turned on,
loss factor. wherein the lamps are new and the surfaces are clean,
EWP = 17,400 lm x 0.50 x 0.0.93 the average initial illuminance will be greater than the
3.05m x 4.57m maintained value, which is computed as 582 lumens per
square meter (lux)
= 581 lm/m2 or 581 lux (Initial)

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